BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three	Four	Five or more
North Carolina	5,701	1,802	28.0	26.4-29.6	1,672	27.3	25.8-28.9	876	15.4	14.1-16.7	470	8.4	7.5- 9.4	881	20.9	19.3-22.6
-Western NC	538	184	32.2	27.4-37.5	151	26.3	21.9-31.2	68	12.2	9.0-16.4	51	9.6	6.9-13.2	84	19.7	15.4-24.8
GENDER
Male	252	66	24.8	18.7-32.1	59	23.7	17.7-30.9	37	12.1	7.8-18.3	26	9.5	5.9-14.9	64	29.9	23.0-37.9
Female	286	118	42.1	35.1-49.4	92	29.7	23.9-36.2	31	12.4	8.1-18.7	25	9.7	6.2-14.8	20	6.1	3.7-10.0
RACE
White	499	172	32.7	27.7-38.1	140	26.2	21.7-31.3	66	13.2	9.7-17.7	48	10.3	7.4-14.1	73	17.6	13.5-22.7
African American	10	5	56.9	19.4-87.8	3	31.7	7.1-73.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.1	0.6-31.7	1	6.4	0.8-37.3
Other Minorities	28	7	19.1	7.5-40.8	7	24.5	10.2-48.2	2	1.6	0.3- 7.6	2	1.1	0.2- 5.6	10	53.6	30.8-75.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	6	28.4	11.3-55.2	4	21.7	7.1-50.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.1	0.6-24.9	6	45.8	21.2-72.6
Non-Hispanic	521	178	32.4	27.5-37.8	147	26.5	22.0-31.5	68	12.8	9.4-17.2	50	9.8	7.1-13.6	78	18.4	14.2-23.5
AGE
18-24	20	6	31.2	13.3-57.5	3	12.3	2.7-41.7	2	20.0	5.2-53.2	3	10.3	3.0-29.5	6	26.1	10.7-51.0
25-34	62	7	12.7	4.9-29.0	17	24.8	14.2-39.5	9	11.5	5.6-22.1	8	13.0	6.0-26.0	21	37.9	24.5-53.5
35-44	102	41	43.2	32.3-54.8	22	20.3	13.0-30.3	8	8.1	3.7-17.0	11	8.4	4.2-15.9	20	19.9	11.9-31.4
45-54	122	33	27.6	18.9-38.4	33	26.4	18.0-37.0	21	14.2	8.7-22.5	14	13.4	7.3-23.5	21	18.3	11.2-28.5
55-64	117	51	42.7	32.6-53.4	39	35.6	25.9-46.6	11	6.7	3.2-13.3	9	6.3	3.1-12.4	7	8.7	3.8-18.5
65-74	74	29	40.4	28.4-53.7	18	22.5	13.6-34.9	13	22.0	12.8-35.2	5	5.9	2.2-14.9	9	9.2	4.3-18.6
75+	38	16	36.1	21.2-54.3	17	54.0	36.1-70.9	4	8.3	2.3-25.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.2	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	31	11	21.9	9.7-42.3	3	5.9	1.1-26.4	4	19.4	4.5-55.2	0	0.0	. - .	13	52.8	28.6-75.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	119	35	33.5	22.9-45.9	33	24.7	16.3-35.7	13	8.5	4.4-15.8	14	10.1	5.7-17.3	24	23.2	14.5-34.8
Some Post-H.S.	145	52	30.1	22.0-39.7	46	28.9	20.8-38.7	16	10.3	5.9-17.5	13	14.5	7.9-25.1	18	16.2	9.3-26.8
College Graduate	242	85	34.5	27.7-42.0	69	29.6	23.0-37.1	35	14.5	9.8-21.1	24	7.9	5.0-12.5	29	13.4	9.0-19.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	35	12	30.4	14.8-52.3	5	7.8	2.7-20.4	5	13.7	5.1-31.9	4	13.9	4.9-33.6	9	34.1	16.0-58.4
$15,000- 24,999	73	26	39.3	24.6-56.1	19	14.3	8.0-24.2	6	3.7	1.2-11.2	4	5.7	1.5-19.3	18	37.0	22.4-54.4
$25,000- 34,999	51	14	23.0	12.3-38.8	17	31.3	18.3-48.0	6	10.0	3.9-23.1	6	16.4	7.1-33.4	8	19.3	8.2-39.2
$35,000- 49,999	92	37	32.7	22.7-44.6	23	27.7	17.4-41.0	9	12.2	5.4-25.2	6	4.8	1.9-11.2	17	22.7	13.5-35.7
$50,000-74,999	96	30	31.5	21.0-44.2	25	33.5	22.0-47.3	23	18.2	11.4-27.9	10	7.8	3.8-15.4	8	9.0	3.9-19.5
$75,000+	127	39	28.7	20.7-38.3	44	31.3	22.7-41.4	12	10.3	5.5-18.5	17	17.3	10.1-28.2	15	12.4	7.0-21.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	164	51	27.0	20.0-35.3	51	30.7	22.7-39.9	19	11.9	7.2-19.1	14	9.8	5.4-17.1	29	20.7	13.9-29.7
No	363	131	34.9	28.9-41.5	97	24.5	19.5-30.4	47	11.7	8.0-16.9	36	9.6	6.4-14.1	52	19.3	14.1-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	86	27	32.0	21.5-44.8	20	21.5	13.2-32.9	18	19.4	11.7-30.4	7	12.1	4.9-27.1	14	15.0	8.1-26.1
Non-Veteran	452	157	32.3	27.0-38.0	131	27.0	22.2-32.5	50	11.1	7.7-15.8	44	9.2	6.5-12.9	70	20.4	15.6-26.1

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three

Four

Five or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,701

1,802

28.0

26.4-29.6

1,672

27.3

25.8-28.9

876

15.4

14.1-16.7

470

8.4

7.5- 9.4

881

20.9

19.3-22.6

-Western NC

538

184

32.2

27.4-37.5

151

26.3

21.9-31.2

12.2

9.0-16.4

9.6

6.9-13.2

19.7

15.4-24.8

GENDER

Male

252

24.8

18.7-32.1

23.7

17.7-30.9

12.1

7.8-18.3

9.5

5.9-14.9

29.9

23.0-37.9

Female

286

118

42.1

35.1-49.4

29.7

23.9-36.2

12.4

8.1-18.7

9.7

6.2-14.8

6.1

3.7-10.0

RACE

White

499

172

32.7

27.7-38.1

140

26.2

21.7-31.3

13.2

9.7-17.7

10.3

7.4-14.1

17.6

13.5-22.7

African American

56.9

19.4-87.8

31.7

7.1-73.8

0.0

. - .

5.1

0.6-31.7

6.4

0.8-37.3

Other Minorities

19.1

7.5-40.8

24.5

10.2-48.2

1.6

0.3- 7.6

1.1

0.2- 5.6

53.6

30.8-75.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.4

11.3-55.2

21.7

7.1-50.1

0.0

. - .

4.1

0.6-24.9

45.8

21.2-72.6

Non-Hispanic

521

178

32.4

27.5-37.8

147

26.5

22.0-31.5

12.8

9.4-17.2

9.8

7.1-13.6

18.4

14.2-23.5

AGE

18-24

31.2

13.3-57.5

12.3

2.7-41.7

20.0

5.2-53.2

10.3

3.0-29.5

26.1

10.7-51.0

25-34

12.7

4.9-29.0

24.8

14.2-39.5

11.5

5.6-22.1

13.0

6.0-26.0

37.9

24.5-53.5

35-44

102

43.2

32.3-54.8

20.3

13.0-30.3

8.1

3.7-17.0

8.4

4.2-15.9

19.9

11.9-31.4

45-54

122

27.6

18.9-38.4

26.4

18.0-37.0

14.2

8.7-22.5

13.4

7.3-23.5

18.3

11.2-28.5

55-64

117

42.7

32.6-53.4

35.6

25.9-46.6

6.7

3.2-13.3

6.3

3.1-12.4

8.7

3.8-18.5

65-74

40.4

28.4-53.7

22.5

13.6-34.9

22.0

12.8-35.2

5.9

2.2-14.9

9.2

4.3-18.6

75+

36.1

21.2-54.3

54.0

36.1-70.9

8.3

2.3-25.5

1.7

0.2-11.2

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

21.9

9.7-42.3

5.9

1.1-26.4

19.4

4.5-55.2

0.0

. - .

52.8

28.6-75.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

119

33.5

22.9-45.9

24.7

16.3-35.7

8.5

4.4-15.8

10.1

5.7-17.3

23.2

14.5-34.8

Some Post-H.S.

145

30.1

22.0-39.7

28.9

20.8-38.7

10.3

5.9-17.5

14.5

7.9-25.1

16.2

9.3-26.8

College Graduate

242

34.5

27.7-42.0

29.6

23.0-37.1

14.5

9.8-21.1

7.9

5.0-12.5

13.4

9.0-19.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

30.4

14.8-52.3

7.8

2.7-20.4

13.7

5.1-31.9

13.9

4.9-33.6

34.1

16.0-58.4

$15,000- 24,999

39.3

24.6-56.1

14.3

8.0-24.2

3.7

1.2-11.2

5.7

1.5-19.3

37.0

22.4-54.4

$25,000- 34,999

23.0

12.3-38.8

31.3

18.3-48.0

10.0

3.9-23.1

16.4

7.1-33.4

19.3

8.2-39.2

$35,000- 49,999

32.7

22.7-44.6

27.7

17.4-41.0

12.2

5.4-25.2

4.8

1.9-11.2

22.7

13.5-35.7

$50,000-74,999

31.5

21.0-44.2

33.5

22.0-47.3

18.2

11.4-27.9

7.8

3.8-15.4

9.0

3.9-19.5

$75,000+

127

28.7

20.7-38.3

31.3

22.7-41.4

10.3

5.5-18.5

17.3

10.1-28.2

12.4

7.0-21.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

164

27.0

20.0-35.3

30.7

22.7-39.9

11.9

7.2-19.1

9.8

5.4-17.1

20.7

13.9-29.7

363

131

34.9

28.9-41.5

24.5

19.5-30.4

11.7

8.0-16.9

9.6

6.4-14.1

19.3

14.1-25.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

32.0

21.5-44.8

21.5

13.2-32.9

19.4

11.7-30.4

12.1

4.9-27.1

15.0

8.1-26.1

Non-Veteran

452

157

32.3

27.0-38.0

131

27.0

22.2-32.5

11.1

7.7-15.8

9.2

6.5-12.9

20.4

15.6-26.1

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*This question asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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